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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME, FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2022PST. CHRISTODAY'S TOPICTHE REAL BLESSING OF PR...
18/02/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME,

FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2022

PST. CHRIS
TODAY'S TOPIC
THE REAL BLESSING OF PRAYER

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us (1 John 5:14).

The real blessing of prayer isn’t the requests and supplications we make; it’s our heavenly Father’s response. If you pray, and God doesn’t hear you, the prayer is useless. But thanks be unto God; we have an assurance—a guarantee to be heard when we pray: And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us” (1 John 5:14).

The boldness we have is that whenever we ask anything or make any request according to His will, He listens to us and responds. The first part of His response is the consciousness and the confirmation that He gives to you in your spirit that you’re being heard and answered; that’s a great blessing.

In John 15:16, Jesus said, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, …that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” How beautiful this is! You’re ordained to receive answers when you make petitions or decrees in the Name of Jesus.

We find another beautiful scripture in John 16:24. It says, “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”*m God’s desire is for you to have your requests granted, so that your joy may be full. He’s your loving heavenly Father, and you can be confident to table your requests before Him with an assurance of a response. So, always pray in confidence.

Some Christians never ask in confidence. This is perhaps because they’re ignorant of His will. God’s will isn’t to withhold good things from you. So, be confident to ask Him for the best things of life. If you’re not confident before God, you can’t be effective in your walk of faith. In Matthew 7:11 AMPC, Jesus said, “If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!” Think about that!

PRAYER

Gracious and righteous Father, I’m inspired by the truth of your Word, your love and eternal kindness; even now, I’m strengthened in my confidence to ask whatever I will, knowing that it’s your delight to hear and answer my prayers. My joy is full today, as I receive answers to my prayers, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].

Psalm 6:9
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 3:13-35 & Leviticus 13-14

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 19:21-29 & Psalm 27-28

TALKING SESSION
: *CONFESSIONS FOR TODAY*

Friday, 18th February 2022

*Today, 18th February 2022,* I Confess and Declare that the Father has endowed me with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I am full and loaded with good things all around me, and I therefore bring forth excellence from within me all through this *Month of February.*

*I Pronounce* that I am a success and I am immune to defeat and failure. Success is my Birthright; Excellence is my Calling and Winning is my Lifestyle!
Glorrrryyyy! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

*I Solemnly Declare that* I can never be disadvantaged because I am an associate of the God-kind and I manifest the excellence of the Spirit. Eternal life is at work in me now; *therefore, nothing in me produces death.*

*Hear Me Loudly!* The life of God in me makes me superior to the devil and all his works. I will never struggle or walk in the darkness of life. There’s light in my life and in all that concerns me because I am yielded to the ministry of the Word of God.

*With All Assuredness In My Spirit I Declare* that I refuse to fret today and all through the days of February because the light of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus shines in my heart, showing me the path of victory and success!

*I Boldly Proclaim* that I’ve been brought out of spiritual death into the arena of life. I live in absolute victory and mastery over Satan, the world, and its systems because the greater One lives in me *in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ* !
🙏🏼🙏🏼
All the Glory to Our God.
Hallelujahhhhh!!!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

_And I Pray For You Today:_.......................................
*This 18th Day of February, I pray for you that as you go about your daily business and activities, you will be clothed in the safety of the Most High and the lines will fall into pleasant places for your sake and your results shall be multiplied and your profiting shall become evident to all and the Name of the Lord shall be glorified therein in Jesus Precious Name!*
*Amen* 🙏🏼.....................................

*This Year 2022, Organise & Chart Your Life With Your Own Mouth & Words!*

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.TODAY'S TOPIC *RELATING WITH THE KNOWN**Thursday, February 17th**Pastor ...
17/02/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

TODAY'S TOPIC
*RELATING WITH THE KNOWN*
*Thursday, February 17th*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD DSc DD*

_*THAT I MAY KNOW HIM, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death (Philippians 3:10).*_

The word “know” in our underlined portion above is from the Greek, “ginōskō.” Here, the Apostle Paul alludes to knowing God like a discovery that you make, like when we say, “Discover Jesus.” That kind of knowledge only comes with revelation.

As you study the Scriptures, God reveals certain things to you. And then when you’re praying, there’s more knowledge of God that’s imparted to your spirit. All of this works out by revelation. However, in the 8th verse, he shows us another kind of knowledge; he says, _*“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord….”*_

This time, he’s talking about “gnōsis” (Greek); he’s dealing here with what you may call scientific knowledge, “a finding out.” But he reveals yet another kind of knowledge in Philippians 1:9; Paul says, _*“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment.”*_ The word “knowledge” here is the Greek “epignōsis.”

Epignosis is the knowledge that relates with that which is known. It’s accurate, full, and precise knowledge of God, resulting in a well-seasoned life. This kind of knowledge is knowledge by relationship. It’s not just about receiving revelation or what you discovered through study. At this point, you’re relating with that which has been revealed and dealing with actual knowledge.

When you don’t have this knowledge, things look like speculation to you; even your prayer may be like trial and error. But when you know and relate with the One that answers the prayers, things are different; you’re confident and excited to pray. It’s about your knowledge of the One to whom you pray. When you function in this relationship, in prayer, you’re only about one thing: praying the will of the Father, carrying out the Father’s will in the earth.

Those who don’t know the Word easily get overwhelmed by circumstances and defeated by the crises of life. You’ve got to give more attention to the Word and grow in the “Epignosis” of God.

*Prayer*

*_Dear Father, thank you for the blessedness of your Word, by which you continually grant me divine insight into deep and intricate things of life and the supernatural. I yield myself to knowledge through a voracious appetite for the Word. I have accurate, full and precise knowledge of God, resulting in a well-seasoned life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*_

*Further Study:*

*1 John 5:14-15*
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”

*Proverbs 11:9*
“An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”

*Colossians 1:9-10 AMPC*
“For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things
10 That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].”

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Mark 2:23-3:1-12;
Leviticus 11-12

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Acts 19:8-20;
Psalm 25-26

_Extract From Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional_

*Good Day Beloved.*
*Give More Attention To The Word!*
*Have A Great Day!*

TALKING SESSION
* #
*Thursday 17th February 2022*

I walk with the Spirit of God and I dwell in the glorious and higher realms of life, far removed from death, defeat, destruction, sickness, poverty, and failure. My eyes of understanding are enlightened; I see the invisible and I’m empowered to do the impossible. My life goes only in the direction of God’s purpose; therefore, I’ll never be sick in life. I can only grow from strength to strength, for divinity has been activated in my body. My words are loaded with power because I’m filled with the Holy Spirit! The rhema of God that changes things is in my mouth today. In the Name of Jesus, I pronounce health, increase, progress, and prosperity in my life. My organs are invigorated with the life-giving Word of God, and I am alive in the mighty Name of Jesus! Amen!

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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.TODAY'S TOPIC*HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ALL*Wednesday 16th February 2022.Past...
16/02/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

TODAY'S TOPIC
*HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ALL*
Wednesday 16th February 2022.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD.

"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all" (Ephesians 4:4-6).

Christianity is the life of Christ in a man; it’s not a religion. But it’s been classified as a religion by those who never understood it. The only religion in Christianity, according to the Bible, is visiting the fatherless, hel widow and the poor in their affliction (James 1:27). But everything else has nothing to do with religion.

Jesus Christ is the only One sent to save man. Religious leaders went to war; they killed; they forced people to accept their beliefs. They gave other people’s lives to save themselves. But Jesus gave His own life for all. Think about that!

Who would you think loves you? The one who punished and killed others for not listening to him, or the one who gave His life for them so they could live? Jesus gave His life in your place for you to know that you’re valuable to God. Maybe you’re reading this and you’ve never been born again; you must understand this: Salvation comes through no other name or means except by Jesus Christ: “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

Since there’s no salvation in any other, there couldn’t be “other faiths,” like some people think. We read it in our theme verse; there’s “One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all….”And 1 Corinthians 8:6 says, “But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”

In John 14:6, Jesus was unequivocal when He said, “...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” He used the definite article “the”; He didn’t say, “I’m a way” or “one of the ways.” This is why we preach the Gospel; it’s so that men may know that Jesus gave His life for them; mankind is no longer lost. Now they can hear and be saved, and be prepared for the soon return of the Lord, Jesus Christ. And we must keep at it until He comes!

PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the access through Jesus Christ. As we prevail in the spirit over the hearts of men, may they be receptive to salvation today all around the world; the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ shines in their hearts, resulting in salvation and fruits and works of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY
Acts 4:12 NIV;
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

Acts 13:38-39
"38.Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39.And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.".

John 15:13;
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 2:1-22 & Leviticus 9-10.

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 18:24-19:1-7 & Psalm 23-24.

TALKING SESSION
* it #
*Wednesday 16th February 2022* *

My words are loaded with power because I’m filled with the Holy Spirit! The rhema of God that changes things is in my mouth today. In the Name of Jesus, I pronounce health, increase, progress, and prosperity in my life. My organs are invigorated with the life-giving Word of God, and I am alive! My mind is flooded with the light of God’s Word and I only see pictures of life, strength, and health. I know who I am! I’m from above and my life is the supernatural life of God’s Word. I think the right thoughts, speak the right words, and receive the results of God’s Word in my life today and always in Jesus Name. Amen!

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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME. 1ST FEBRUARY 2022PST CHRIS      TODAY'S TOPIC                          ...
01/02/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

1ST FEBRUARY 2022

PST CHRIS

TODAY'S TOPIC
POUR FORTH RIGHTEOUSNESS

Drip down, heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness sprout with it. I, the LORD, have created it (Isaiah 45:8 NASB).

In James 5:7, the Bible talks about “the early and latter rain.” The early rain is for sowing, while the latter rain is just before harvest. In the Old Testament, they were waiting for a latter rain (Read Joel 2:28). For them, that latter rain came on the day of Pentecost when the Spirit was poured out. But that outpouring of the Spirit initiated the Church.
Therefore, for the Church, the early rain is what those in the Old Testament called their latter rain; it was the beginning of the Church. The latter rain in the Church is through His Word! Hosea 10:12 says, “Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”

How does He rain righteousness upon you? It’s through His Word, just like it happened in the Old Testament when the Word was given to them from heaven; and because the Word came from heaven, it was called “rain.” Isaiah 55:10-11 also draws a parallel between the Word and rain (Read entire reference). That’s the Word (the Logos of God) that’s in your heart today.

No wonder Jesus said, “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). This living water comes out through words! So, when our theme verse talks about pouring down righteousness, as earlier stated, it’s done through words.

Pour forth words! Ecclesiastes 11:3 (NIV) says, “If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth….” Keep prophesying and filling the clouds of your life, city, nation and even the clouds of the regions beyond with words of blessings and righteousness. Decree God's words into the realm of the Spirit until the rain begins to pour. Your words are powerful. As you speak, the earth will open up and produce salvation and righteousness! Hallelujah!

PRAYER

I pour down righteousness upon the nations of the world, in the Name of Jesus! People are coming to Christ and producing fruits of righteousness; wickedness is taken away from men’s hearts, for righteousness is poured out. The Word of God is growing mightily and prevailing in all the nations, resulting in a greater influence of the Gospel, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Further Study
1 Timothy 2:1-4 Ecclesiastes 11:3 NIV James 5:16 AMPC

TALKING SESSION
: * #
*Tuesday 1st February 2022*

I refuse to be broken by sickness, disease, or any form of infirmity because Jesus’ body was bruised and broken for me. I live persistently above sickness, disease, and infirmity; for as Jesus is, so am I in this world. Glory to God! I am not moved by what I feel, see, or hear because I am full of faith. I’m ever radiant in health and I live victoriously in all that concerns me. The glorious life in Christ is continually manifested in my spirit and it is evident in all that I do in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.TODAY'S TOPIC *OPEN YOUR HEART TO TRUTH**Saturday, January 29th**Pastor ...
29/01/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

TODAY'S TOPIC

*OPEN YOUR HEART TO TRUTH*
*Saturday, January 29th*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD DSc DD*

_*For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Romans 10:10).*_

In John 7:2-5, we read about the unbelief and opposition of the brothers of Jesus against Him during the Feast of Tabernacles: _*“…’Go where your followers can see your miracles!’ they scoffed. ‘You can’t become a public figure if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, prove it to the world!’”*_ (John 7:3-4 NLT). Verse 5 says specifically, _*“For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.”*_

There’s no doubt that His brothers would have heard from their mother about the miraculous birth of Jesus and the amazing stories of His childhood. Their father Joseph must have told them about how he received angelic visitations several times concerning Jesus. Yet, they didn’t believe in Jesus.

This tells us something: Believing is with the heart. You choose to believe, and you choose to harden your heart. Our theme verse says, _*“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness….”*_ Open your heart to God’s truths! So much is revealed to us in the Scriptures about the divinity of Jesus and the salvation in His Name; embrace these realities.

God’s desire is for us to be filled with the knowledge of His will, to know His truth and walk accordingly. That’s why we find a prayer of the Spirit by the Apostle Paul for God’s children in Colossians 1:9 AMPC: _*“For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things.”*_ Hallelujah!

*Confession*

*_From the beginning, God chose me to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. Therefore, it makes no difference how many antichrists, false preachers and false teachers are out there in the world, I can’t be deceived, for my heart and mind are anointed to know the truth. I have insight into Kingdom mysteries and secrets. Glory to God!*_

*Further Study:*

*1 Timothy 4:1-2 TLB*
“But the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some in the church will turn away from Christ and become eager followers of teachers with devil-inspired ideas.
2 These teachers will tell lies with straight faces and do it so often that their consciences won’t even bother them.”

*2 Thessalonians 2:11-13*
“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”

*1 John 2:20-21*
“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.”

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Matthew 20:17-34;
Exodus 16-17

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Acts 13:26-41;
Job 28-29

_Extract From Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional_

*Good Day Beloved.*
*Choose To Believe!*
*Have A Blessed Weekend!*

TALKING SESSION
* #2246*
*Saturday 29th January 2022*

Christ in me is my assurance of constant health and vitality. He is the glory of my life. Therefore, I live worthy of all that Jesus Christ wrought for me. I live in beauty and splendor and I exude the perfections and the excellencies of Christ to my world. Glory to God forever. I am joined unto the Lord and I am one Spirit with Him. I am full of the life-giving power of God, and every cell of my body responds to it. This means that there is no space for anything that is not of God in my body. I declare that I am excellent and full of glory in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.TODAY'S TOPIC *YOUR LIFE IS A “HOUSE”**Wednesday, January 26th**Pastor C...
26/01/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

TODAY'S TOPIC
*YOUR LIFE IS A “HOUSE”*
*Wednesday, January 26th*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD DSc DD*

_*And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32).*_

Sometimes, there’re those who say, “I want to build my life financially, “or” I want to build my life spiritually….” It makes no difference in which area you desire to build your life; what you need is God’s Word. That’s the only material given to us to build our lives. God’s Word will build you up spiritually, mentally, financially, emotionally, physiologically, etc. Read our theme verse again!

Your life, according to the scriptures, is like a house to be built, and that’s why Jesus said anybody who hears, does, and lives His Word is like a man who built his house on a rock. He said, _*“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock”*_ (Matthew 7:25).

However, the one who doesn’t give heed to the Word is likened to a man who built his house on sand and when the storms of life beat against the house, it came to a ruinous end: _*“…great was the fall of it”*_ (Matthew 7:27). Build your life on the Word; it makes no difference the crises and adversities that come against it; it’ll remain standing, and it’ll be a great edifice! Praise God.

*Confession*

*_Oh, the transforming and translational power of God’s Word! I’ll forever stand strong and tall, even in the midst of the harshest of storms, because my life is built on the Word. The Word infuses boldness, excellence and dominion into my spirit. It keeps me in health, strength and victory, causing me to experience unprecedented progress, peace and prosperity in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*_

*Further Study:*

*James 1:22-25*
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”

*Matthew 7:24-27*
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Matthew 18:15-35;
Exodus 10-12

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Acts 12:20-25;
Job 22-23

_Extract From Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional_

*Good Day Beloved.*
*Build Your Life On The Word!*
*Have A Great Day!*

TALKING SESSION
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Dear Father, I thank You for the gift of Your Word. Your Word is working in me mightily, producing fruits of righteousness in me. I live in health, supernatural abundance, perpetual victory, and strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I have the life of God in me; therefore, my health is perfect. I am sound and strong. I am getting stronger by the day because my body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. I increase in wisdom daily in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

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GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.TODAY'S TOPIC *“RHEMA” FOR WAR**Saturday, January 15th**Pastor Chris Oya...
15/01/2022

GOOD MORNING BELOVED PEOPLE, IT'S RHAPSODY TIME.

TODAY'S TOPIC
*“RHEMA” FOR WAR*

*Saturday, January 15th*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD DSc DD*

_*And take… the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints (Ephesians 6:17-18).*_

In our previous study, we learnt about the armour of God, and particularly about our defensive paraphernalia as listed in Ephesians 6:14-17. Of all the seven pieces of this armour, only one is for the offensive and that’s the sword of the Spirit. The sword of the Spirit is the Word or “Rhema” of God. Rhema is the Greek translated, “word” in this verse.

Rhema is a now word—a personal word for the moment concerning you. It’s different from the Logos of God, which is God’s Word in general. The Bible admonishes us to take Rhema and win with it. How? By talking. Rhema is the spoken Word; it is the inspired utterance of the Word of God from your mouth, whereas Logos, by comparison, is more reasoned than inspired.

The Bible describes the “Rhema” of God as “the sword of the Spirit.” A sword symbolizes judgment and a readiness to attack. It’s thus an offensive weapon that you direct, not at yourself but towards the adversary.

In our opening verse, Paul shows us how to use Rhema to wage a good warfare: he says, _*“...Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”*_ This is a different kind of Rhema; it’s a Rhema of war! When the Bible tells us to take the sword of the Spirit, that’s a militant expression. He’s letting us know we’re not just supposed to be on the defensive but to constantly mount attacks on the forces of evil.

As we pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, we utter words of faith directed towards whatever it is we want to effect changes in, and also against the forces of darkness and the powers of evil.

Is your organization mounting pressure on you to take a position against God’s Word? Is the government in your country enacting policies that are unfavourable to the Gospel? Don’t give up; don’t get worn out. You’re the one to wear the devil out. Resist him with the spoken Word.

*Confession*

*_I exercise dominion over the forces of darkness, and I cut down their activities in my city and nation. I take charge from the realm of the spirit today, speaking words of victory, prosperity, health and strength. With the Word of God in my mouth, I triumph gloriously, reigning and prevailing over all circumstances in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.*_

*Further Study:*

*1 John 4:4*
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

*Joshua 1:8*
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

*Hebrews 4:12*
“For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Matthew 11:1-30;
Genesis 36-37

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:*
Acts 9:21-31;
Job 1-2

_Extract From Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional_

*Good Day Beloved.*
*Take Rhema Ans Win With It!*
*Have A Great Weekend!*

TALKING SESSION
SAY IT OUT

I do not live by blood. I live by the Word of God. As the Word is incorruptible, so am I. My body is unbreakable. The Word of God grows in my spirit, producing wellness for my body, keeping every part of my body alive and in perfect shape. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Sin, sickness, and death have no power over me. I rule and reign in life. I dwell in Christ, seated with Him far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion in the mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.

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